Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
स तैजसेन भावेन यदि तत्र रमत्युत । गुणांस्तेषां समाधत्ते रागेण प्रतिमोहितः,यदि वह जापक तैजस् शरीरसे उन लोकोंमें रमण करता है तो रागसे मोहित होकर उनके गुणोंको अपने भीतर धारण कर लेता है
sa taijasena bhāvena yadi tatra ramati uta | guṇāṁs teṣāṁ samādhatte rāgeṇa pratimoḥitaḥ ||
若他以炽明之态(微细而如火的身)在那些境界中流连取乐,则因贪爱(rāga)所迷,他便将彼处众生的种种德性与习气吸纳入自身。
विरूप उवाच
Attachment (rāga) is not merely an emotion; it reshapes character. When one delights in a realm or experience while deluded by craving, one internalizes its guṇas—acquiring corresponding tendencies and dispositions—thereby binding oneself further.
Virūpa explains a psychological-spiritual mechanism: a person, moving or existing in a taijasa (subtle, luminous) condition, becomes enamored of certain worlds/experiences; due to attachment, he assimilates their qualities, implying continued conditioning rather than liberation.